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A N. NELSON.

BUTTON.

Patented Mar. 9, 1886.A

UNiTnn STATES PATENT Ormea.

' ADOLPH NELSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 337,607, dated March 9, 1886.

Application filed August 18, 1F85. Serial No. 174,676.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH NELsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in buttons of that class in which a piece of textile fabric is used upon the face of the button, both the textile fabric and the material of which the body of the button is made Showing upon the face, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a button so constructed that the textile material can be easily and securely held in place without the use of tools of any kind and by any person without special knowledge or skill.

AMy improved button consists of a body suitably provided with eyes or other means of securing the buttonto the garment, and provided with a recess upon its face for the textile fabric. The piece of textile fabric is retained in place by a ring of the same material as the body of the button. The ring is preferably held in place by being made to fit close and by the natural elasticity of the material, which is usually a highly-elastic substance, such as ivory, Vulcanite, Ste.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the button completed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the internal locking-ring of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the button without locking ring or facing of textile material. Fig. 4 is a vertical axial section of Fig. 1. With the exception of the eye-holes, all vertical axial sections are alike. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of one side of the internal ring, C, of Fig. l upon an enlarged scale.

A is the textile material. B is the body of the button; b b', eye-holes; b, rim of body of button; C, internal locking-ring.

The body B has a depressed portion or recess upon its face, in which the textile fabric A can be placed, leaving a raised ring around the recess, which rim is slightly undercut ou its inner circumference.

The locking-ring O is made of any desired shape upon its face, dat beneath where it presses against the textile material, and with its outer circumference sloping at such an angle as will make a tight fit with the undercut part of the rim b2.

In the case of the body B rst mentioned the textile fabric to be used for the face of the button is cut to the size of the recess within (No model.)

the rim b2 and placed in it right side up. The ring (l is then wet and pressed firmly into place. Upon drying it will be found to hold securely and retain the cloth or other textile material Without the aid of cement. This will be true of ivory, vegetable ivory, bone, and other substances which absorb water.

In the case of the use 0f vulcanite or hard rubber the natural elasticity of the material will give sufficient security if the ring is made a close tit. If necessary, a little cement can be used; but this is not necessary at all when bone, ivory, horn, or vegetable ivory are used.

rlhe words textile material7 are used, but this is referred to as the most usual material; but it is obvious that paper, parchment, or any thin and flexible material can be equally well used.

The advantages of these buttons are, that the body and ring can bc supplied to tailors, who can insert the cloth surface to match the suit they are to be used upon without requiring the services of an expert or sending the buttons out of the establishment, saving time and expense.

I claim- 1. A button adapted to receive a facing of.

textile material, the said button consisting of a body of ivory, vulcanite, or similar elastic material, provided with an eye, a shank, or

-other suitable means of attachment, andy having its face flat or slightly convex, and pro. vided at ,its edge with a raised undercut rim integral with the body ofthe button, and a removable interior ring held in place by a sloping edge fitting the undercut inner edge of the rim of the body ofthe but-ton, all substantially as shown and described.

2. An improved button, consisting of a body provided with eyes or other suitable means of attachment, and having a raised outer rim slightly undercut on its internal circumference, in combination with a piece of textile material placed upon the face of the button and secured thereto by a ring fitting the rim of the button tightly and locking by a dovetail therewith, all constructed substantially as shown and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ADOLIH NELSON.

Witnesses:

J Aeon J. KLoTz, HARTsHoRN WHITE.

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